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Cable Communications Policy Act
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Cable Communications Policy Act

United States [1984]
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The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 established regulations for the cable television industry in the United States. This act mandated that cable companies set aside channels, facilities, and equipment for public access, educational, and government use as a condition for receiving local franchises. It also required cable companies to pass customer service fees to these local PEG (public, educational, and governmental) channels. This legislation aimed to promote public interest and provide access to communication, comment, and opinion through locally produced programming. The deregulation in 1984 also spurred the growth of the cable industry.123

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5 Britannica Sources
  1. Telecommunications Act of 1996
  2. Television in the United States - Reorganization and deregulation
  3. Communications Act of 1934
  4. mass media: Top Questions
  5. access to media - Public Access Television

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